Crime Rates at Streatham High Road, London, SW16 6ER

Streatham High Road area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Streatham Common & Vale , and the 359th lowest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Streatham High Road (SW16 6ER) in the last 12 months was 94.1 per 1,000 residents and was 6.6% lower than the Streatham Common & Vale average (100.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 54.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Streatham High Road (SW16 6ER), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 171 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (66 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.